Intercepted Calls Prove Syrian Army Used Nerve Gas, U.S. Spies Say

quote:Last Wednesday, in the hours after a horrific chemical attack east of Damascus, an official at the Syrian Ministry of Defense exchanged panicked phone calls with a leader of a chemical weapons unit, demanding answers for a nerve agent strike that killed more than 1,000 people. Those conversations were overheard by U.S. intelligence services, The Cable has learned. And that is the major reason why American officials now say they're certain that the attacks were the work of the Bashar al-Assad regime -- and why the U.S. military is likely to attack that regime in a matter of days.

re: Intercepted Calls Prove Syrian Army Used Nerve Gas, U.S. Spies Say(Posted by Rex on 8/28/13 at 8:00 am to cajunangelle)

Sure, it might have been a lone general, but the buck stops with Assad, who might have ameliorated his own culpability by punishing the renegade and explaining the situation instead of obstructing and obfuscating.

Does Assad deserve to be bombed? Sure. Does Syria deserve to be bombed? I'm not so sure. Would it be wise to bomb Syria? I have no clue.

re: Intercepted Calls Prove Syrian Army Used Nerve Gas, U.S. Spies Say(Posted by oklahogjr on 8/28/13 at 8:02 am to Rex)

quote:Sure, it might have been a lone general, but the buck stops with Assad, who might have ameliorated his own culpability by punishing the renegade and explaining the situation instead of obstructing and obfuscating.

now what if assad only learned about the attack on the news? Obama certainly couldn't hold him responsible then could he? considering his own track record of getting intelligence a little too late from the cable news networks.

re: Intercepted Calls Prove Syrian Army Used Nerve Gas, U.S. Spies Say(Posted by FenrirTheBeard on 8/28/13 at 8:04 am to Rex)

The correct answer to your last question should be "no."

How long have democrats blamed Bush for the "senseless wars in the Middle East?" Now you have no clue whether the US should get involved in Syria? Sudden change of colors now that it is a president you support, it seems.

re: Intercepted Calls Prove Syrian Army Used Nerve Gas, U.S. Spies Say(Posted by Revelator on 8/28/13 at 8:06 am to oklahogjr)

quote:now what if assad only learned about the attack on the news? Obama certainly couldn't hold him responsible then could he? considering his own track record of getting intelligence a little too late from the cable news networks.

re: Intercepted Calls Prove Syrian Army Used Nerve Gas, U.S. Spies Say(Posted by CptBengal on 8/28/13 at 8:14 am to cajunangelle)

quote: an official at the Syrian Ministry of Defense exchanged panicked phone calls with a leader of a chemical weapons unit, demanding answers for a nerve agent strike that killed more than 1,000 people

COuld he be demanding answers because they didnt use the gas?

Couldnt it be he was confused because they didnt use gas, and had no idea the rebels would?